DESOLATED Synonyms: 162 Similar and Opposite Words

desolated

verb

past tense of desolate

as in destroyed

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of totally desolated the city with aerial bombs

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Glutathione was offered to firefighters during recent blazes that destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Spokane, Washington.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
If satellites supporting communications or ISR were damaged or destroyed, a faster and less expensive launch system could theoretically allow replacement spacecraft to be deployed more quickly.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of destroyed

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The influx all but ruined Sutter’s extensive land holdings around Sacramento, originally dubbed New Helvetia.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Brentford will be hoping promising midfielder Antoni Milambo can contribute after his debut season was ruined by an ACL injury in October.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ruined

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Family members declined to speak on camera but told CBS News Miami they are devastated by the incident.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Daniel Vaz De Melo Sa, business development manager for Guidoni USA, said the flood of imports devastated operations at the company’s site in McRae, Georgia.

— Bloomberg News, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of devastated

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Its status as a historic landmark saved it from being demolished like all its sister theaters, but Santana Row owner Federal Realty controls its fate.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Eventually, some buildings were demolished to control the fires.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of demolished

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Windows were shattered at a children’s hospital in the Solomianskyi district, said Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko.

— Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Cops responding to the area found a window shattered by gunfire and a pool of blood inside Hakim’s, a nearby seasonal restaurant for adults that neighbors say has become a teen hangout.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of shattered

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The biggest mistake parents make is adding dates to the calendar month-by-month, only to realize too late that a random Tuesday half-day has totally wrecked their work schedule.

— Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026
Decay intensified quickly, and the elements broke down most anything that vandals hadn’t already wrecked.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

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